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Intelligence Services, Hate Crime Unit remains dedicated to the achievement of its complementary
objectives: the prevention and thorough investigation of hate/bias motivated offences and the pro-active
education of others to enable them to recognize and combat hate.
Our goal is to encourage mutual acceptance amongst communities and to safeguard the freedoms, safety
and dignity of all persons as guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Toronto Police Service
2015 Annual Hate/Bias Crime Statistical Rep
Intelligence Services, Hate Crime Unit
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Executive Summary
The Toronto Police Service Hate/Bias Crime Statistical Report is an annual report that providesstatistical data about criminal offences that are committed against persons or property and aremotivated by the victim’s race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age,mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or other similar factor within the City ofToronto.
The report explains the mandate of the Toronto Police Service Hate Crime Unit (HCU) and themethodology that is used by the HCU to collect the statistical data. The data is based onhate/bias crimes that were reported to the Toronto Police Service, hereafter referred to as “theService” between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015.
The report also provides an overview of the training and education that was provided to theService’s police officers with respect to hate/bias crimes in 2015, as well as the variouscommunity outreach initiatives that were undertaken by the HCU and other units within theService.
In 2015, there was a decrease in the total number of hate/bias crimes occurrences reported to theService. In comparison to 2014, the number of reported occurrences decreased from 146 to 134representing a difference of approximately 8%. Over the past ten years, between 2006 and 2015,the average number of reported hate/bias crimes is approximately 143 per annum.
The number of arrests related to hate/bias crimes in 2015 decreased from 22 persons arrested in
2014 to 19 persons arrested in 2015. As in previous years, the number of arrests for hate/biasmotivated offences was attributed to allegations of mischief to property (i.e. graffiti) incircumstances where there was little or no suspect description available. These occurrencesfrequently transpired without the victim or any witnesses present. These factors significantlyadded to the challenges in investigating hate/bias motivated offences and arresting suspects.
The three most targeted groups since 2006 have been the Jewish community, the Blackcommunity and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community. In2015, the Jewish community, followed by the LGBTQ community and the Muslim communitywere the most victimized groups. The three most reported criminal offences motivated byhate/bias in 2015 were mischief to property, assault and criminal harassment. The Jewish
community was the most victimized group for mischief to property occurrences, while theLGBTQ community was the most victimized group for assault occurrences. The Muslimcommunity was the most victimized group for criminal harassment occurrences.
There are a number of factors that can affect fluctuation in the number of hate crimes and thecommunity groups that are victimized. These factors include international events, communityeducational programs, hate crime training and increased reporting.
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The regional instability in the Middle East has resulted in the displacement of nearly four millionSyrian refugees. In response, the Canadian government committed to resettle 25,000 Syrian
refugees by January 1, 2016. In 2015, the Service has noted an increase in hate/bias crimetargeting the Muslim community, specifically during the month of November. This trend may beattributed to negative backlash following the attacks in Paris, France and the government’srefugee resettlement plan.
When more than one identifiable group (i.e. Catholic and Ukrainian) was targeted in an incidentthe occurrence was categorized as multi-bias. In 2014, 14 of the 146 hate/bias occurrences werecategorized as multi-bias. In 2015, 10 of the 134 hate/bias occurrences were categorized asmulti-bias. In comparison to 2014, the number of occurrences categorized as multi-biasdecreased by approximately 28% in 2015.
In 2014, the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics (CCJS) published the Hate CrimeConsultations and Recommendation Report. One of the recommendations made in this reportwas for police services to report hate/bias crimes targeting members of the Transgendercommunity under either the sex and/or gender category for the purpose of comparability across jurisdictions. For the purpose of uniform crime reporting across Canada, the Service adopted theCCJS recommendation. Hate/bias crimes targeting members of the Transgender communityhave been categorized under the sex category since the 2014 report. Prior to 2014, the TorontoPolice Service Annual Hate/Bias Crime Statistical Report categorized hate/bias crimes againstmembers of the Transgender community under the sexual orientation category.
Since the publication of the first Hate/Bias Crime Statistical Report in 1993, hate/bias crimes
have been most commonly motivated by the following five factors: race, religion, multi-bias,sexual orientation and nationality.
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5
II. Methodology ............................................................................................................. 7 Limitations ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Community Impact ................................................................................................................................ 8 Hate/Bias Category Codes ..................................................................................................................... 8 Criminal Code of Canada - Hate Provisions .......................................................................................... 9 Hate Groups ......................................................................................................................................... 10
III. Results ................................................................................................................... 11 Reported Hate/Bias Crime Occurrences .............................................................................................. 11 Motivation of Hate/Bias Crime Victimization ..................................................................................... 11
IV. Criminal Offences- Hate/Bias Motivated ........................................................... 13
Mischief to Property ............................................................................................................................ 13 Assault ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Criminal Harassment ........................................................................................................................... 13 Internet ................................................................................................................................................. 13
V. Patterns of Hate/Bias Motivated Offences ........................................................... 15 Monthly Activity of Hate/Bias Occurrences ........................................................................................ 15 Hate/Bias Occurrences by Division ..................................................................................................... 15 Community Victimization ................................................................................................................... 16 Breakdown of Victim Groups Targeted in Multi-Bias Occurrences .................................................... 16 Religion, Race and Sexual Orientation ................................................................................................ 18
VII. Accused / Suspect Identification ........................................................................ 19
IX. Sentencing ............................................................................................................. 22
Historical Cases 2013-2014 ................................................................................................................. 22 2015 Cases ........................................................................................................................................... 22
X: Map - Reported Hate Crime Occurrences by Bias Type ................................... 23
XI. Toronto Population and Demographics ............................................................. 24
XII. Hate Crime Unit Education and Community Outreach Initiatives ............... 26 Intelligence Gathering and Investigative Support Role ....................................................................... 26 Training and Education........................................................................................................................ 26 Community Outreach........................................................................................................................... 27 Media Outreach ................................................................................................................................... 28
Appendix A – 2014 Completed Hate/Bias Court Dispositions ................................ 29
Appendix B - 2015 Offence Locations ....................................................................... 32
Appendix C - 2015 Breakdown of Offences by Division ......................................... 33
Appendix D – 2015 Breakdown by Victim Group and Offence ............................. 36
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I. Introduction
The Toronto Police Service (the Service) Hate Crime Unit (HCU) is a sub-unit of IntelligenceServices. The HCU was established in 1993 and is responsible for collecting, analyzing and publishing data on reported hate/bias crimes. The Unit consists of one Detective and oneDetective Constable on a full-time basis, as well as a civilian Intelligence Analyst and a civilianIntelligence Researcher on an as-needed basis.
Additionally, the Detective Sergeant in charge of the Security Section of Intelligence Serviceshas the discretion to deploy officers from Intelligence Services to assist in the investigation and prevention of hate/bias motivated crimes, thereby assisting the HCU, as he or she deemsnecessary. In making such a determination, the Detective Sergeant considers factors such as theopportunity to raise awareness and educate members of the community at large regarding
hate/bias motivated crimes and the capacity of the specific division to investigate the specificoccurrence(s).
Mandate:
The mandate of the Hate Crime Unit is to:
Provide assistance and expertise to all investigations and prosecutions of hate/biascrimes;
Investigate and liaise with the Ministry of the Attorney General in relation to hate propaganda cases;
Maintain an information base of hate/bias occurrences and arrests to assist divisionalanalysts and investigators;
Assist in developing public education programs in partnership with other members of theService and the community; and
Act as a central focus for the dissemination of information and provide support todivisional hate/bias crime co-ordinators, other police services, government agencies andthe community.
Members of the HCU are responsible for reviewing all suspected hate/bias occurrences to ensure
consistent identification/classification and to ensure a thorough investigation is conducted. Allrelevant information is recorded and analyzed which aids in determining overall hate/bias crimetrends and patterns.
The analysis of occurrences and this report are then used to develop Service-wide strategies toaddress hate/bias crimes in the community, from a crime prevention/enforcement perspective andan educational perspective.
A Divisional Hate Crime Coordinator is assigned in each of the 17 police divisions andmaintains the responsibility for investigating and tracking hate/bias crimes within their
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respective division. The HCU provides investigative support to these divisional personnel andother units whenever requested or necessary to support the investigation and arranges for expert
witnesses to attend court when required.
The Service provides all members with Hate/Bias Procedure 05-16 Hate/Bias Crime. This procedure provides direction to front line officers to assist them in properly identifying,recording and investigating hate/bias crimes. Consistent with this procedure, officers are obligedto notify the HCU of any occurrences. Through training, officers are encouraged to err on theside of caution by forwarding all suspected hate/bias motivated occurrences to the HCU forreview. Additionally, the HCU utilizes internal police software in order to search all Service police records for hate/bias motivated occurrences. In this manner, the HCU ensures that allhate/bias motivated occurrences and arrests are captured and reviewed for accuracy.
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II. Methodology
Toronto Police Service Procedure 05-16 Hate/Bias Crime requires all suspected hate/biasmotivated occurrences to be reviewed by HCU investigators to ensure proper identification andclassification. Every occurrence is classified using the hate/bias categories contained within thehate/bias crime definition of the Criminal Code of Canada: race, national or ethnic origin, age,language, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion, colour or any other similar factor.
Comments and/or actions of a suspect during an incident can be significant in determining thesuspect’s motive and bias; however, it is sometimes difficult to classify an occurrence withcomplete accuracy. Additional criteria used to assist in classifying occurrences include: thevictim’s perception of the incident, culturally significant dates, symbols, history of thecommunity and current world events.
In some cases the suspect misperceives the victim’s background. This may occur in someincidents involving visible minorities, where the suspect can be completely unaware of thevictim’s actual background and wrongly assumes that the victim belongs to a particular group.Due to this fact, the victim becomes a target based on the suspect’s misperception.
For example, there have been cases where individuals have been wrongly perceived by thesuspect as being members of the LGBTQ community and become victims of “gay bashing”.Similarly, in other cases victims have been targeted due to their association with members ofcertain identifiable groups, though the victims themselves are not members of those groups.
While it is recognized that every individual has multiple aspects to their identity, more than oneof which could be cause for an offender to target them, it is the practice of the HCU to classify ahate/bias occurrence based on the best known information that exists relevant to the offender’s perception of the victim.
In cases where there are multiple criminal offences committed during one event, only chargesdirectly related to the hate/bias occurrence are included for the purpose of data collection in thisreport. For example, if an occurrence involved an allegation of a suspect assaulting a person based on the person’s religion and upon his arrest, the suspect was found to be in possession of acontrolled substance – only the assault charge would be categorized as a hate/bias motivatedcharge, not the drug-related charge.
Limitations
The HCU recognizes that in evaluating this report the information contained herein is an analysisof reported hate/bias motivated crime within the City of Toronto and may not be a true reflectionof the prevalence of hate/bias crimes occurring in Toronto. The possible reasons for this includevictims’ reluctance to report their victimization to police and a lack of awareness of whatconstitutes a hate/bias crime.
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Under-reporting continues to present a challenge that affects the HCU’s ability to investigate and prevent hate/bias motivated offences in various communities. As a result, the HCU continues to
recognize that working with community groups and media outlets to encourage and assistvictims to report these crimes is an essential aspect of its mandate. The HCU continues to meetand consult with a variety of established community organizations involved in anti-hateadvocacy and is continuously reaching out to new groups.
The number of hate/bias crimes recorded from year to year is variable and is influenced by awide range of factors that are not always easily discernible. As previously mentioned, publicreluctance to report victimization significantly impacts statistical data and the interpretationsextrapolated and concluded from that data. Victims may be reluctant to report hate/bias crimesfor several reasons, including but not limited to:
The victim may not recognize that the crime was motivated by bias or hate; Fear of retaliation;
Uncertainty of the criminal justice system’s response;
The victim may fear his/her sexual orientation may be exposed to family members or his/heremployer; and/or
Embarrassment and humiliation of being victimized.
Community Impact
Hate/bias crimes have a disproportionately greater effect on their victims than other types ofcrimes. Hate/bias motivated crimes have longer lasting serious side-effects for society as awhole. A hate/bias motivated crime not only victimizes the individual, but also the entire groupthat individual belongs to, resulting in the increased isolation, stress and vulnerability of that particular group. If police do not respond to reports of hate/bias crimes immediately andappropriately, these crimes can lead to increased social conflict between opposing groups and possible retaliation. Conversely, a timely and effective police response can have a positive andlasting influence on the relationship between police and various communities. Positiverelationships such as these have the ability to have extensive benefits in other aspects of publicsafety.
Hate/Bias Category Codes
The hate/bias category codes used throughout the tables and charts of this report are as follows:RA-race/colour, MU-multi-bias, ET-ethnicity, NA-nationality, AG-age, SEX-sex, LN-language,DI-disability, SO-sexual orientation, RE-religion and SF-similar factor.
Offences in the race (RA) category include people targeted because of an obvious visibledifference, often the colour of their skin, or other physical characteristics relating to race.
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Occurrences where more than one of the identifiable groups has been targeted are categorized as multi-bias (MU). This occurs when a suspect’s comments and/or actions are directed towards
several victim groups. For example, a hate propaganda flyer that targets Muslims, Canadiansand First Nations members will be categorized as multi-bias.
Hate/bias motivated occurrences are coded as ethnicity (ET) to denote offences where thevictims share a common cultural or national tradition or refer to victims by their birth originrather than their present nationality.
The nationality (NA) category is used when a victim is targeted specifically because of his orher perceived nationality.
The sex category is used when a victim is targeted because of the gender that they are perceived
to belong to (male, female, Trans or Transgender). Trans or Transgender is an umbrella termreferring to people with diverse gender identities and expressions that differ from stereotypicalgender norms. It includes but is not limited to people who identify as Transgender, Trans woman(male-to-female), Trans man (female-to-male), Transsexual, cross-dresser, gender non-conforming, gender variant or gender queer.
The categories of age (AG), language (LN), disability (DI), sexual orientation (SO) andreligion (RE) are typically clear in terms of why the victims have been targeted and therefore areoften more easily categorized.
In similar factor (SF) occurrences, hatred can focus on members of a group who havesignificant points in common and share a trait that is often integral to the dignity of the person.The shared trait is common to a group not just an individual. Examples of any other similarfactors include but are not limited to members of a particular profession (i.e. priests), ancestryand citizenship.
Criminal Code of Canada - Hate Provisions
The definition of a hate/bias crime is, “ A criminal offence committed against a person or property, where there is evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate,
based on the victim’s race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental
or physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other similar factor”.
The two types of hate/bias motivated crimes:
1. Those forms of expression that fit within the parameters of hate propaganda in sections318 and 319 of the Criminal Code; and
2. All other criminal offences where there is evidence to indicate bias, prejudice or hate was amotivating factor in the commission of the offences.
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Hate propaganda is defined as, “ Any communication that advocates or promotes genocide ormakes statements, other than in private, that promote hatred against an identifiable group” . An
identifiable group is defined by the Criminal Code as, “ Any section of the public distinguished bycolour, race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation”.
The consent of the Ontario Attorney General is required for hate propaganda prosecutions.
In 2001, under the Anti-Terrorism Act, a new provision was added to the Criminal Code ofCanada, Section 430(4.1), which allow the courts to impose more severe penalties for thecriminal offence of mischief to religious property. Section 430(4.1) of the Criminal Code states:
“Everyone who commits mischief in relation to property that is a building, structure or part
thereof that is primarily used for religious worship, including a church, mosque, synagogue or
temple, or an object associated with religious worship located in or on the grounds of such abuilding or structure, or a cemetery, if the commission of the mischief is motivated by bias,
prejudice or hate based on religion, race, colour or national or ethnic origin,
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
ten years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding eighteen months.”
Hate Groups
While organized hate groups continue to exist in the City of Toronto, the groups are commonlyloose affiliations or informal gatherings of like-minded individuals. Social media, blogs, forums,web sites and other forms of internet-based contact remain popular as modes for recruitment,expression, information and communication. Analysis of those cases where offenders had beenidentified revealed that, in the majority of cases, offenders had no known association to anycommonly known hate groups.
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Figure 3.1: Hate/Bias Crime Occurrences 2006-2015
Note: This figure is based on statistical data collected over the past ten years. The highest reported number
of occurrences was 174 (2009) and the lowest reported number of occurrences was 123 (2011).
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Occurrences 162 130 153 174 132 123 142 131 146 134
Percentage Change 22.7% -19.8% 17.7% 13.7% -24.1% -6.8% 15.4% -7.7% 11.5% -8.2%
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III. Results
Reported Hate/Bias Crime Occurrences
In 2015, there was a decrease in the number of reported hate crimes compared to 2014. TheHCU recorded a total of 134 hate/bias motivated occurrences in 2015 compared to 146 in 2014.
These figures represent a decrease of approximately 8%. Overall, the number of occurrences in
2015 is lower than the ten year average of 143 occurrences (Figure 3.1).
Motivation of Hate/Bias Crime Victimization
Religion, sexual orientation and race have been the predominant motivation factors for hate/bias
crimes over the past ten years. In 2015, these factors were present in the following approximate proportions; religion 43%, followed by sexual orientation 20% and race 19% (Table 3.1).
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Table 3.1: Total Hate/Bias Crimes 2006-2015
Year AG DI ET SEX LN MU NA RA RE SF SO TOTAL
2006 14 1 15 6 59 47 2 18 162
2007 4 14 11 44 38 2 17 130
2008 17 19 27 56 34 153
2009 13 22 19 28 59 7 26 174
2010 3 17 9 31 53 19 132
2011 3 18 11 20 47 24 123
2012 5 21 11 26 59 19 1422013 3 10 11 25 57 2 23 131
2014 1 3 14 19 22 63 24 146
2015 6 2 10 6 25 58 27 134
Note: Figures highlighted in dark grey represent the three most targeted categories within the year specified.
Figure 3.2: Breakdown by Hate/Bias Category 2015
Sexual
Orientation
20.1%
Sex 1.5%
Ethnicity
4.5%
Multi-Bias
7.5%
Nationality
4.5%Religion
43.3%
Race
18.7%
Note: Figure 3.2 is based on the total
number of hate/bias crimes reported in
2015 (Figure 3.1). Age, Disability,
Similar Factor and Language compose
0% of the hate/bias occurrences in 2015.
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IV. Criminal Offences- Hate/Bias Motivated
In 2015, the most prevalent hate/bias occurrences were for the offences of mischief to property,assault and criminal harassment. Assault and criminal harassment occurrences were alloccurrences that were unprovoked by the victims. As in past years, these kinds of offencesoccurred in a variety of different locations such as dwellings, public park/streets, schools and public transportation (refer to Appendix B for detailed classification of 2015 offence locations).
Mischief to Property
Mischief to property represented a significant portion of the offences, accounting for 65 of the134 occurrences. In comparison to 2014, there was a decrease in the number of mischief to property occurrences motivated by hate/bias. In 2014, 93 of the 146 occurrences were mischief
to property motivated by hate/bias. The total percentage of mischief to property occurrencesdecreased from approximately 63% in 2014 to approximately 49% in 2015.
Vandalism and graffiti were the two primary forms of mischief perpetrated by the offender. Themost common offence locations were dwellings, educational facilities, public parks/streets,government buildings, business/retail buildings and public transportation (Appendix B). Thehate/bias categories most targeted were religion, race and sexual orientation (Table 4).
The Jewish community and the LGBTQ community were the predominant victim groups formischief occurrences in 2015.
Assault
There were a total of 29 assault occurrences in 2015 compared to 23 in 2014. The total percentage of assault occurrences increased from 16% in 2014 to 22% in 2015. The hate/biascategories that were targeted the most were sexual orientation, religion and race (refer toAppendix D for summary statistics of victim groups and offences).
Criminal Harassment
There were a total of 19 criminal harassment occurrences motivated by hate/bias in 2015compared to 10 in 2014. Religion and race were the highest reported motivation factors for this
offence (Appendix D).
Internet
The internet and its various modes of communication remain a popular method forcommunicating hate propaganda, threats and criminal harassment, most likely due to the perpetrator’s perceived ability to remain anonymous. Perpetrators are frequently able to remainanonymous by creating false personas and email addresses when communicating to their victimsover the internet.
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In 2015, five hate/bias occurrences were committed via the internet, representing approximately4% of the total hate/bias motivated occurrences. Based on the continuously increasing
prevalence of the internet as a medium of communication, the HCU continues to closely monitoropen forum websites, chat rooms, message boards, etc. and initiate investigations as required.When possible criminality is identified, the HCU draws on other Service resources, includingsupport from the Computer Cyber Crime and the Technological Crime Sections of IntelligenceServices.
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V. Patterns of Hate/Bias Motivated Offences
Monthly Activity of Hate/Bias Occurrences
In 2015, the months with the highest number of hate/bias motivated occurrences were November(22) and July (13). The months with the lowest activity were June (8), August (8) and
September (9) (Figure 5.1).
Figure 5.1: Monthly Hate/Bias Occurrences Comparative Analysis 2013-2015
Hate/Bias Occurrences by Division
The police divisions with the highest numbers of hate/bias occurrences were 32 Division, 55
Division and 11 Division reporting 19, 13 and 13 occurrences, respectively in 2015 (Table 5.2).
In 2015, 55 Division, 43 Division and 54 Division all experienced an increase in the number of
hate/bias occurrences compared to 2014. In contrast, there was a decrease in 52 Division, 32
Division in the number of hate/bias occurrences reported in 2015 compared to 2014 (refer toAppendix C for 2015 divisional summary of offences by division).
Table 5.2: Hate/Bias Motivated Crimes by Division 2014-2015
Division
Year D11 D12 D13 D14 D22 D23 D31 D32 D33 D41 D42 D43 D51 D52 D53 D54 D55
2014 13 3 7 15 14 1 7 25 2 10 2 4 9 18 5 8 3
2015 13 1 2 12 9 4 9 19 5 5 1 9 7 11 2 12 13
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 10 9 13 8 16 11 20 17 8 5 10 4
2014 11 12 10 15 10 22 10 7 11 23 10 5
2015 11 10 10 11 11 8 13 8 9 10 22 11
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VI. Commonly Victimized Groups
Community Victimization
Victim groups are categorized by the suspect’s perception. The victim group most targeted in2015 was the Jewish community with 31 occurrences. The LGBTQ and the Muslim
communities were the next most targeted victim group with 29 and 26 occurrences respectively,
followed by the Black community with 20 occurrences (Figure 6.1 and Table 6.1).
Table 6.1: Hate/Bias Occurrences by
Victimized Group
Group Occurrences
Jewish 31
LGBTQ 29
Muslim 26
Black 20
Multi-Bias 10
Chinese 6
White 5
Christian 1
Hispanic 1
Israeli 1
Italian 1
Mexican 1Pakistani 1
Palestinian 1
Breakdown of Victim Groups Targeted in Multi-Bias Occurrences
When more than one identifiable group is targeted, the occurrence is categorized as multi-bias.
In 2015 there were 10 hate/bias occurrences classified as multi-bias, as opposed to 14 in 2014 a
28% decrease. The African community was a newly targeted victim group within the multi-biascategory in 2015.
Figure 6.1: Hate/Bias Occurrences by Victimized Groups 2015
Note:
Victim groups with five or more occurrences are represented
in Figure 6.1.
Jewish
23.1%
LGBTQ
22.1%Muslim19.4%
Black
14.9%
Multi-Bias
7.5%
Chinese
4.5%
White
3.7%
Other
5.2%
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Table 6.2: Victim Groups Targeted in
Multi-Bias Occurrences
Victim Group Occurrences
Jewish/Black 3
Black/LGBTQ 2
African/Black 1
Black/Muslim 1
Black/Pakistani 1
Jewish/LGBTQ 1
Jewish/Muslim 1
Of the 10 hate/bias occurrences that were categorized
as multi-bias in 2015, the Black community wastargeted in 8 of the 10 occurrences (Tables 6.2 and 6.3)and members of the Jewish community were targetedin 5 of the 10 multi-bias occurrences. The LGBTQcommunity was targeted in 3 of the 10 multi-biasoccurrences and the Muslim community was targetedin 2 of the 10 occurrences. Notably, since 2005,religion, race and sexual orientation have been thethree most common motivation factors for hate/biascrime victimization (Table 6.3).
Table 6.3: Total Hate/Bias Occurrences Including Multi-Bias Occurrences
Community Group Bias Victim Group Occurrences Total
Jewish
Multi-BiasRace
Religion
Jewish 31
36Jewish/Black 3
Jewish/LGBTQ 1
Jewish/Muslim 1
LGBTQ
Multi-BiasSex
SexualOrientation
LGBTQ 29
32Black/LGBTQ 2
Jewish/LGBTQ 1
MuslimMulti-BiasReligion
Muslim 26
28Muslim/Black 1
Jewish/Muslim 1
Black Multi-BiasRace
Black 20
28
Black/LGBTQ 2
Black/Muslim 1
Black/Pakistani 1
Jewish/Black 3
African/Black 1
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Religion, Race and Sexual Orientation
The highest percentage of the 134 reported hate/bias criminal occurrences in 2015 weremotivated by religion (43%=57), followed by sexual orientation (20%=27) and race (19%=25).
The two most victimized religious groups in 2015 were members of the Jewish and theMuslim/Islamic communities. In 31 of the 58 hate/bias occurrences involving religion, victimswere members of the Jewish community. In 20 of the 58 occurrences, victims were members ofthe Muslim/Islamic community while 32 of the 58 occurrences involving religion were mischiefto property occurrences (Appendix D).
In the 25 hate/bias occurrences in 2015 where race was the motivating factor the Blackcommunity was the most frequently victimized group, accounting for 20 of the 25 occurrences.
These occurrences were mainly mischief under (5); criminal harassment (4); assault (3); mischiefinterfere with property (2); threaten bodily harm (2); assault with a weapon (2); assault causing bodily harm (1); and uttering threats (1) (Appendix D).
In 2015, the LGBTQ community was victimized in 29 of the 134 hate/bias occurrences. Sexualorientation and sex were the two motivating factors. These occurrences were predominantly thefollowing offences: threaten death and/or threaten bodily harm (6); assault (5); assault with aweapon (4); criminal harassment (3); mischief to property (9); theft under (1); and utter threats(1) (Appendix D). The number of assault occurrences motivated by sexual orientation and sex in2014 increased from seven in 2014 to nine in 2015. In 2015, the nine assault occurrences withinthe LGBTQ community involved a total of nine victims ranging in age from 26 to 52 years. In
all of the assault occurrences, the victims were subject to derogatory comments and were either punched, or pushed by the suspect(s) during the assault.
In comparison to 2014 (18%), the total percentage of hate/bias occurrences in the LGBTQcommunity increased in 2015 (22%). Hate/bias motivated assault occurrences in the LGBTQcommunity represented 5% of the total occurrences in 2014 compared to 7% in 2015.
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Table 6.4 2015 Offence Breakdown by Category
Criminal Offence ET MU NA RA RE SEX SO TotalAggravated Assault 1 1
Assault 1 4 7 5 17
Assault Causing Bodily Harm 1 1 2
Assault with a Weapon 1 1 2 1 4 9
Criminal Harassment 1 2 4 9 3 19
Mischief Interfere With Property 2 2 1 5
Mischief to Religious Property 1 1
Mischief Under 1 7 6 8 29 8 59
Robbery 2 2
Theft Under 1 1 2
Threatening Bodily Harm 2 4 4 10
Threatening Death 1 2 2 5
Utter Threats 1 1 2
Total 6 10 6 25 58 2 27 134
VII. Accused / Suspect Identification
Accused/suspect information is typically provided by victims, witnesses, audio/video securitycameras and forensic evidence. The Service’s SCI-Forensic Identification Unit plays a
significant role in collecting physical evidence such as DNA and fingerprints at crime scenes.Service Procedure 05-16 Hate/Bias Crime requires all police officers investigating a hate/biascrime to protect the scene and secure all relevant evidence including items such as posters,graffiti, recordings and clothing for forensic examination. Furthermore, officers are required to photograph the scene where the graffiti is found or when evidence cannot be readily detached orretrieved.
In 2015, victims and witnesses were able to provide information on accused/suspectidentification in 71 of the 134 total hate/bias occurrences, accounting for 53% of the occurrences.It is often very difficult to identify suspects, as many hate/bias crimes occur without anywitnesses present. Moreover, many hate/bias crimes occur without the victim present, as in the
case of hate motivated graffiti or mischief. For example, in 2015, victims and/or witnesses wereable to provide suspect/accused information on approximately 18% of the total mischief to property occurrences, accounting for 12 of the 65 total occurrences. Two of the 12 suspects werearrested and charged accordingly.
Among known suspects and charged persons, males form the dominant offender group with 62male accused/suspects identified in 2015 compared to 9 females. Among identified personscommitting hate/bias offences, the largest group consisted of males in the over 40 year age groupand the 26-40 year age group (Tables 7.1 and 7.2).
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Table 7.1 2015 Accused Identification Specific to Age and Gender
Age Group
Gender 9-17 years 18-25 years 26-40 years Over 40 years
Female - - 2 2
Male 2 2 3 8
Note: The table above is based on the sex and age group of those charged with hate/bias criminal offences in 2015.
There were a total of 18 criminal occurrences.
Table 7.2 Suspect Identification Based on 2015 Victim/Witness Statements
Age Group
Gender 9-17 years 18-25 years 26-40 years Over 40 years
Female - 1 3 1
Male 6 5 12 9
Note: The figures represented in the suspect identification table are based on victim/witness suspect descriptions.
The above table does not include the 15 additional occurrences in which the victim/witnesses identified male
suspects but were unable to determine their age.
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Table 8.1 2015 Hate/Bias Charges Laid by Offence Type
Offence Type Charges
Aggravated Assault 2
Assault 2
Assault Causing Bodily Harm 2
Assault with a Weapon 4
Criminal Harassment 1
Mischief Over 1
Mischief Under 2Robbery 3
Threatening Bodily Harm 2
Threatening Death 2
Total 21
VIII. 2015 Arrests/Charges
As in previous years, offenders are at times charged with a number of offences, not all of whichare hate/bias motivated. Only those charges relating directly to hate/bias motivated criminaloffences are counted in Table 8.1.
The number of hate/bias motivated arrests was lower in 2015 compared to 2014. In 2015, therewere 19 persons arrested for hate/bias motivated offences compared to 22 persons arrested in2014. A total of 21 hate/bias motivated criminal charges were laid against these 19 persons in2015 compared to 35 hate/bias motivated charges being laid in 2014. The 2015 charges were inrelation to 17 hate/bias occurrences (Table 8.1). In one of these occurrences, more than one person was arrested and charged. In many occurrences, persons were charged with more thanone offence.
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IX. Sentencing
The following sentencing dispositions include all hate/bias criminal proceedings whichconcluded in the judicial system during 2015. The occurrences that led to these criminal proceedings transpired between 2012 and 2015.
Dispositions have included custodial sentences, significant time spent in pre-trial custody,suspended sentences, mental health diversion and periods of probation with conditions includingcounseling, peace bonds and weapons prohibitions.
Historical Cases 2013-2014
In 2015, there were 13 hate/bias criminal cases involving 17 accused persons before the courts
that originated from incidents during 2013 to 2014. These 13 cases were completed as follows:four guilty pleas, four withdrawals, three were resolved by peace bond, one was diverted tomental health court and one was resolved by peace bond and diverted to mental health court(Appendix A - Table A.2). There is currently one hate/bias motivated criminal case remaining before the courts arising from an incident that occurred in 2009. The 2009 incident involves atotal of three hate/bias criminal charges. There are currently three cases involving hate/biasmotivated charges pending before the courts arising from occurrences that transpired in 2014.
2015 Cases
In 2015, there were 17 hate/bias criminal cases before the courts that originated from incidents in
2015. There were a total of 19 accused and 21 hate/bias charges laid. Four of these 17 caseshave already been completed as two guilty pleas, one withdrawal and one diverted to mentalhealth court (Appendix A - Table A.1).
At year-end 2015, there are currently 13 cases involving hate/bias motivated charges pending before the courts arising from occurrences that transpired in 2015.
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X: Map - Reported Hate Crime Occurrences by Bi as Type
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Figure 11.1: Visible Minority Population in Toronto(Source: Statistics Canada, 2011)
Figure 11.2 Religious Affiliations in Toronto
(Source: Statistics Canada, 2011)
XI. Toronto Population and Demographics
Toronto, with a population of 2.79 million people (5.5 million in the GTA-Greater
Toronto Area), is heralded as one of the mostmulticultural cities in the world and is ranked
as the safest large metropolitan area in North
America by Places Rated Almanac.1
The 2011 Census conducted by Statistics
Canada provides the most current information
regarding the population and religiousdemographic information for the City of
Toronto (Figure 11.1 and 11.2). These chartsare provided to give some context to thestatistics in this report.
In comparison to the 2006 Census there
has been a decrease in the number ofindividuals who are identifying as “not a
visible minority” (53.1% versus 50.9%).2
Since 2006, increases in visible minority
populations were observed within theArab, South Asian, Southeast Asian and
Latin American communities (Figure
11.1).
As noted earlier in the report, the most
targeted groups in Toronto in 2015 werethe Jewish community, followed by the
LGBTQ community, the Muslim
community and the Black community.
1 City of Toronto. (1998-2015). “ Diversity Toronto Facts – Your City”, (Viewed on February 2, 2015 from
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=dbe867b42d853410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=57a12cc817453410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD) 2 Toronto Police Service. (2013). 2012 Annual Hate/Bias Crime Statistical Report. Hate Crime Unit, Intelligence Services.
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According to the 2011 Census published by Statistics Canada:
The Jewish community makes up 3.8% of the religious population in the City of Toronto but wasvictimized in approximately 23% of the total hate/bias crimes in 2015; and
The Black community and the Muslim community constitute 8.5% and 8.2% of the visibleminority population respectively but were victimized in approximately 15% and 20% of the totalhate/bias crimes in 2015.
According to the 2009 General Social Survey on Victimization (GSS) conducted by StatisticsCanada, 2% of Canadians aged 18 to 59 reported that they consider themselves to be homosexualor bisexual.3 It is of significance to note the question on the GSS was voluntary and not
inclusive of Transgendered individuals; therefore, this rate is likely underreported and not anaccurate depiction of the population of the LGBTQ community in Canada. Despite the lack ofaccurate statistics in this area, what is known is that the LGBTQ community was victimized inapproximately 22% of the total hate/bias crimes in 2015.
3 Statistics Canada. (2010). Gay Pride…by the Numbers. (Retrieved on January 8th, 2014, fromhttp://www42.statcan.gc.ca/smr08/2011/smr08_158_2011-eng.htm).
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XII. Hate Crime Unit Education and Community Outreach Initiatives
Intelligence Gathering and Investigative Support Role
The HCU exchanges information through its networks with the Toronto Police Service, provincial, national and international police services and other law enforcement agencies.
In 2015:The HCU continued to be an active partner of the provincial Hate Crime ExtremismInvestigative Team (HCEIT). The HCEIT consists of members from fifteen Ontario policeservices that receive provincial funding for the joint collection and sharing of information,enforcement and education on hate/bias crimes. In 2015, representatives included members fromthe following police services:
- Brantford Police Service
- Durham Regional Police Service
- Guelph Police Service
- Halton Regional Police Service
- Hamilton Police Service
- London Police Service
- Niagara Regional Police Service
- Ontario Provincial Police Service
- Ottawa Police Service
- Peel Regional Police- Stratford Police Service
- Toronto Police Service
- Waterloo Regional Police Service
- Woodstock Police Service and
- York Regional Police
In order to ensure public safety and/or assess the presence of criminality, the HCU attended andmonitored events involving potential hate/bias activity as well as public demonstrations with political or ideological overtones where the involved groups were strongly opposed to one
another.
The HCU provided police divisions with ongoing investigative support, case tracking andrelevant intelligence exchange.
Training and Education
Throughout 2015, HCU members attended provincial hate crime and extremism training relatingto hate/bias crime laws and trends, investigative strategies and the prosecution of hate crimes
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with police services, community agencies and partners from across North America in Torontoand Niagara Falls.
In June 2015, the HCU hosted the annual divisional Hate Crime Coordinators (HCC) meetingwith HCC’s from the Service’s 17 police divisions. The purpose of the meeting was to reviewand discuss divisional hate/bias criminal cases, current case law and other issues relating tohate/bias crimes.
In October 2015, the HCU assisted in creating materials that included an information booklet andtraining video for the Service’s front-line officers. The information booklet and video providestools, resources and procedures for hate/bias crimes and criminal extremism.
In 2012, the Ontario Police College (OPC) in partnership with HCEIT created an Advanced Hate
Crime Investigators Course for police officers. The course focuses on an enhancedunderstanding of the investigation of hate/bias crimes and the application of federal legislation tohate propaganda. The course was offered at OPC in August and October 2015. The course wasattended by members from Ontario police services, including divisional hate crime investigators.This course will continue to be offered in 2016.
In addition, throughout 2015 the HCU met with members of the community and presented on thesubject of hate/bias crimes to schools, government and community organizations as requested.
Community Outreach
In 2015, the HCU consulted with many diverse community organizations and representatives forthe purposes of education, negotiation, mediation for public order and safety and to addresscommunity concerns specific to hate/bias crimes.
In 2015, the HCU collaborated with the Divisional Policing Support Unit, Muslim LiaisonOfficer regarding outreach within the Muslim Community. In November 2015, the Muslimliaison officer attended and participated at a local conference on the subject of hate/bias crimesand discrimination with members of local government and social agencies, community leadersand police officers.
The HCU continued its partnership with the Divisional Policing Support Unit and the LGBTQ
Liaison Unit to provide local and international education on LGBTQ awareness includingsupport of the Report Homophobic Violence Period Program and the Trans Media Campaign.
The “Report Homophobic Violence, Period” (RHVP) campaign is a public awareness andeducation campaign which focuses on youth 13 to 25 years of age and addresses the issue ofhomophobic and transphobic bullying and violence.
RHVP is an initiative of the Service’s LGBTQ Community Consultative Committee and wasdeveloped in 2007 by the Service in partnership with a large number of community partners andcommunity service providers.
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The Trans Media Campaign was initiated in 2014 by the LGBTQ Liaison Unit in partnership
with Corporate Communications to increase reporting, decrease attacks against the Transcommunity, educate Service members about the Trans community and improve the relationship between the Service and the Trans community. In 2015, Crime Stoppers partnered with TransMedia Campaign members to address hate/bias crimes against the Trans community.Preparations for the Trans Media Campaign continue and it is anticipated that it will formallylaunched via social media, printed materials, community newspapers and the Service’s intranetin 2016.
Media Outreach
HCU members continue to provide interviews to local and national media on a variety ofhate/bias crime issues upon request.
The HCU is committed to the prevention and investigation of hate/bias motivated crimes and tothe education of our police and community partners. Open consultation with the community in amutually supportive manner is recognized as the most effective way of achieving these goals.
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Appendix A – 2014 Completed Hate/Bias Court Dispositions
The dispositions set out in Table A.1 and Table A.2 below includes all hate/bias criminal proceedings which concluded in the judicial system in the year 2015. The occurrences that led tothese criminal proceedings transpired between 2010 and 2015.
Persons are at times charged with a number of offences, not all of which are hate/bias motivated.Some of the cases below include non-hate motivated charges such as failure to comply probation; however, all charges (hate/bias and non-hate/bias) have been listed in Table A and Bto accurately reflect sentencing dispositions.
Table A.1: 2014 Completed Cases (2014 occurrences)
CHARGES DISPOSITION
2015
1. Threatening Bodily Harm
2. Fail to Comply Probation
1. Guilty Plea - 36 days jail, 2 years probation, 99 days pre-sentence custody
2. Guilty Plea
1. Aggravated Assault2. Assault Bodily Harm3. Assault4. Possession of Cannabis
1. Withdrawn - mental health diversion2. Withdrawn – mental health diversion3. Withdrawn4. Withdrawn
1. Public Mischief2. Mischief Under3. Common Nuisance4. Obstruct Police Officer
1. Withdrawn2. Withdrawn3. Withdrawn4. Withdrawn
1. Assault Causing Bodily Harm 1. Guilty Plea –72 days pre-sentencecustody, 160 days jail, 18 months probation
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Table A.2 2015 Completed Cases (2010-2015 Occurrences)
CHARGES DISPOSITION
2013
1. Assault2. Assault3. Assault
1. Withdrawn2. Guilty Plea - 2 days pre-sentence
custody, 18 months probation3. Guilty Plea - 2 days pre-sentence
custody, 18 months probation
2014
1. Assault2. Possession of Weapon
3. Carry Concealed Weapon
1. Withdrawn – peace bond 12 months,$500 no surety/deposit
2. Peace bond3. Peace bond
1. Assault2. Assault
1. Withdrawn – peace bond 12 months,$250 no surety/deposit
2. Withdrawn – peace bond 12 months,$250 no surety/deposit
1. Assault 1. Guilty Plea - conditional discharge – 12months probation, DNA order andweapons prohibition
1. Assault2. Assault
1. Guilty Plea - suspended sentence and 12months probation
2. Guilty Plea – suspended sentence and 12months probation
1. Assault2. Assault with a weapon
1. Withdrawn - peace bond2. Withdrawn - peace bond
1. Threatening Bodily Harm2. Cause Disturbance3. Utter Threats
1. Withdrawn - mental health diversion2. Withdrawn - mental health diversion3. Withdrawn - mental health diversion
1. Assault2. Threatening bodily harm3. Criminal Harassment
1. Withdrawn2. Peace bond3. Withdrawn
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1. Assault 1. Withdrawn
1. Assault 1. Withdrawn
1. Utter Threats 1. Withdrawn
1. Assault
2. Fail to Comply Probation
1. Guilty Plea - suspended sentence, 12months probation, 5 days pre-sentencecustody
2. Withdrawn
1. Threatening Person 1. Withdrawn - mental health diversion -
peace bond, $500 no surety/deposit
1. Assault2. Assault
1. Withdrawn2. Withdrawn
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Appendix B - 2015 Offence Locations
Column1
A g g r a v a t e d A s s a u l t
A s s a u l t
A s s a u l t C a u s i n g B o d i l y H a r m
A s s a u l t w i t h a W e a p o n
C r i m i n a l H a r a s s m e n t
M i s c h i e f I n t e r f e r e W i t h P r o p e r t y
M i s c h i e f t o R e l i g i o u s P r o p e r t y
M i s c h i e f U n d e r
R o b b e r y
T h e f t U n d e r
T h r e a t e n i n g B o d i l y H a r m
T h r e a t e n i n g D e a t h
U t t e r T h r e a t s
T o t a l
Apartment Building parking lot, stairwell,elevator, lobby, hallwaydoor
1 5 2 23 1 1 2 35
Business/Retail Various Types
1 1 1 3 1 4 3 1 15
Community Centre Cultural Organizations
1 1 1 3
Government 1 2 1 3 1 8
HouseGarage , Vehicle
1 3 3 1 6 1 15
Internet/Mail Website, Social Media,Email, Cell phone
1 1 2 1 5
Medical Facility Hospital, Medical office
1 1 1 3
Parks 1 1 2
Public Transit Subway Station, SubwayTrain, Street Car, Via Rail,Go Station
5 2 2 9
Religious Facilities Church, Synagogue,Temples, Mosques
1 1
SchoolsPublic-Elementary,Middle, High, PrivateAcademy, College,Montessori, University,Daycare
1 1 9 11
StreetLaneway, Vehicle
10 1 2 1 9 1 2 1 27
Totals 1 17 2 9 19 5 1 59 2 2 10 5 2 134
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Appendix C - 2015 Breakdown of Offences by Division
11 Division 13 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
LGBTQ Assault
LGBTQ Assault
LGBTQ Assault with a Weapon
LGBTQ Mischief Interfere With Property
Black Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish-Black Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
LGBTQ Theft Under
LGBTQ Threatening Death
12 Division 1 Occurrence
Victim Group Offence
Jewish Mischief Under
13 Division 2 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Jewish Assault
LGBTQ Assault with a Weapon
14 Division 12 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Chinese Assault
LGBTQ Criminal Harassment
Black Criminal Harassment
Jewish Mischief Interfere With Property
Muslim Mischief Interfere With Property
Jewish Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Muslim Threatening Bodily Harm
LGBTQ Threatening Bodily Harm
22 Division 9 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Black Criminal Harassment
Black Mischief Interfere With Property
Black Mischief Interfere With Property
Jewish-Muslim Mischief Under
Black Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
White Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
LGBTQ Threatening Bodily Harm
23 Division 4 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Black Mischief Under
Black Mischief Under
31 Division 9 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Black Assault
Black Assault with a Weapon
Muslim Criminal Harassment
Muslim Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Muslim Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
LGBTQ Threatening Bodily Harm
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42 Division 1 Occurrence
Victim Group Offence
Muslim Threatening Death
43 Division 9 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
LGBTQ Assault
Muslim Assault
Chinese Assault with a Weapon
Muslim Criminal Harassment
Palestinian Mischief Under
Black Mischief Under
Muslim Threatening Bodily Harm
White Threatening Death
Black Utter Threats
51 Division 7 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
LGBTQ Assault
LGBTQ Assault
Muslim Assault
Jewish Criminal HarassmentMuslim Criminal Harassment
Israeli Mischief Under
LGBTQ Utter Threats
52 Division 11 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Chinese Aggravated Assault
Muslim Assault
Muslim Assault
Chinese Assault Causing Bodily HarmJewish-Black Criminal Harassment
Muslim Criminal Harassment
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Theft Under
LGBTQ Threatening Death
Muslim Threatening Death
32 Division 19 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
White Assault
Jewish Criminal Harassment
Jewish Criminal Harassment
LGBTQ Criminal Harassment
African-Black Mischief Under
Black-Muslim Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief UnderJewish Mischief Under
White Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
Italian Mischief Under
Mexican Mischief Under
Muslim Threatening Bodily Harm
Jewish Threatening Bodily Harm
Black Threatening Bodily Harm
33 Division 5 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Muslim Assault
Muslim Criminal Harassment
Jewish-Black Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
41 Division 5 Occurrences
Victim Group OffenceBlack Assault
Muslim Assault with a Weapon
Hispanic Criminal Harassment
Black-LGBTQ Mischief Under
Muslim Robbery
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53 Division 2 Occurrences
Victim Group OffenceBlack Assault
Jewish-LGBTQ Criminal Harassment
54 Division 12 Occurrences
Victim Group Offence
Muslim Assault
Black Assault Causing Bodily Harm
Black-LGBTQ Assault with a Weapon
LGBTQ Assault with a Weapon
Black-Pakistani Mischief UnderPakistani Mischief Under
Jewish Mischief Under
White Mischief Under
Muslim Mischief Under
Muslim Mischief Under
Muslim Robbery
Black Threatening Bodily Harm
55 Division 13 Occurrences
Victim Group OffenceLGBTQ Assault with a Weapon
Black Assault with a Weapon
Black Criminal Harassment
LGBTQ Criminal Harassment
Black Criminal Harassment
Muslim Criminal Harassment
Christian Mischief to Religious Property
Chinese Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief Under
LGBTQ Mischief UnderChinese Mischief Under
Muslim Mischief Under
LGBTQ Threatening Bodily Harm
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Appendix D – 2015 Breakdown by Victim Group and Offence
Bias Type Victim Group Type of Offence
Ethnicity
(ET)
Chinese 4
Aggravated Assault 1
Assault 1
Assault Causing Bodily Harm 1
Assault with a Weapon 1
Hispanic 1 Criminal Harassment 1
Pakistani 1 Mischief Under 1
Total Occurrences: 6
Multi-Bias
(MU)
African-Black 1 Mischief Under 1
Black-LGBTQ 2 Assault with a Weapon 1Mischief Under 1
Black-Muslim 1 Mischief Under 1
Black-Pakistani 1 Mischief Under 1
Jewish-Black 3Criminal Harassment 1
Mischief Under 2
Jewish-LGBTQ 1 Criminal Harassment 1
Jewish-Muslim 1 Mischief Under 1
Total Occurrences: 10
Nationality
(NA)
Chinese 2 Mischief Under 2
Israeli 1 Mischief Under 1
Italian 1 Mischief Under 1
Mexican 1 Mischief Under 1
Palestinian 1 Mischief Under 1
Total Occurrences: 6
Race
(RA)
Black 20
Assault 3
Assault Causing Bodily Harm 1
Assault with a Weapon 2
Criminal Harassment 4
Mischief Interfere With Property 2Mischief Under 5
Threatening Bodily Harm 2
Utter Threats 1
White 5
Assault 1
Mischief Under 3
Threatening Death 1
Total Occurrences: 25
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Bias Type Victim Group Type of Offence
Religion
(RE)
Christian 1 Mischief to Religious Property 1
Jewish 31
Assault 1
Criminal Harassment 3
Mischief Interfere With Property 1
Mischief Under 24
Theft Under 1
Threatening Bodily Harm 1
Muslim 26
Assault 6
Assault with a Weapon 1
Criminal Harassment 6Mischief Interfere With Property 1
Mischief Under 5
Robbery 2
Threatening Bodily Harm 3
Threatening Death 2
Total Occurrences: 58
SexLGBTQ 2 Threatening Death 2
Total Occurrences: 2
Sexual Orientation
(SO)
LGBTQ 27
Assault 5
Assault with a Weapon 4
Criminal Harassment 3
Mischief Interfere With Property 1
Mischief Under 8
Theft Under 1
Threatening Bodily Harm 4
Utter Threats 1
Total Occurrences: 27